Egon Bahr wrote this letter to Gottfried Helnwein in 2014,
after he saw the painting 'Epiphany I',(mixed media, oil and acrylic on
canvas, 1996).

Egon Karl-Heinz Bahr (18 March 1922 – 19 August 2015)
was the creator of the "Ostpolitik" promoted by West German Chancellor
Willy Brandt, for whom he served as Secretary of the Chancellor's Office
from 1969 until 1972. Between 1972 and 1990 he was an MP in the
Bundestag of the Federal Republic of Germany and from 1972 until 1976
was also a Minister of the Federal Government.
Bahr was a key figure in multiple negotiation sessions between not only
East and West Germany, but also Germany and the Soviets. In addition to
his instrumental role in Ostpolitik, Bahr was also an influential voice
in negotiating the Treaty of Moscow, the Treaty of Warsaw, the Transit
Treaty of 1971 and the Basic Treaty of 1972.